2024–25 Aston Villa F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 150th season in the history of Aston Villa Football Club, and their sixth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also participating in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and for the very first time the Champions League; Villa's last participation at the top level of European club competition was in the European Cup of the 1982–83 season.[3]

Aston Villa
2024–25 season
OwnerV Sports
(Nassef Sawiris, Wes Edens & Atairos)
ChairmanNassef Sawiris[1]
Head coachUnai Emery[2]
StadiumVilla Park
Premier League7th
FA CupSemi-finals
EFL CupFourth round
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ollie Watkins (13)

All:
Ollie Watkins (14)
Biggest win3–0 v Young Boys (A)
(18 September 2024, UEFA Champions League)
3–0 v Club Brugge (H)
(12 March 2025, UEFA Champions League)
3–0 v Preston North End (A)
(30 March 2025, FA Cup)
3–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
(2 April 2025, Premier League)
Biggest defeat1–4 v Tottenham Hotspur (A)
(3 November 2024, Premier League)
0–3 v Chelsea (A)
(1 December 2024, Premier League)
0–3 v Newcastle United (A)
(26 December 2024, Premier League)
1–4 v Crystal Palace (A)
(25 February 2025, Premier League)
2025–26 →

Current squad

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As of 2 April 2025
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
23 Emiliano Martínez GK   Mar del Plata (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 32) Arsenal 16 September 2020 £17,000,000 30 June 2029 201 0
25 Robin Olsen GK   Malmö (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 35)   Roma 4 June 2022 £3,000,000 30 June 2025 21 0
48 Oliwier Zych GK   Gdynia (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 20)   Zagłębie Lubin 29 September 2020 Free 30 June 2026 0 0
Defenders
2 Matty Cash RB     Slough (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) Nottingham Forest 3 September 2020 £14,000,000 30 June 2027 170 10
3 Axel Disasi CB   Gonesse (1998-03-11) 11 March 1998 (age 27) Chelsea 4 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 7 0
4 Ezri Konsa CB   Newham (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27) Brentford 11 July 2019 £13,000,000 30 June 2028 227 8
5 Tyrone Mings CB   Bath (1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 32) Bournemouth 8 July 2019 £22,000,000 30 June 2026 183 8
12 Lucas Digne LB   Meaux (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 31) Everton 13 January 2022 £30,000,000 30 June 2026 131 4
14 Pau Torres CB   Villarreal (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 (age 28)   Villarreal 12 July 2023 £31,500,000 30 June 2028 64 2
16 Andrés García RB   Valencia (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 22)   Levante 21 January 2025 £6,000,000 30 June 2029 8 0
22 Ian Maatsen LB   Vlaardingen (2002-03-10) 10 March 2002 (age 23) Chelsea 28 June 2024 £37,500,000 30 June 2030 35 1
30 Kortney Hause CB   Goodmayes (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 29) Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 June 2019 £3,000,000 30 June 2025 43 3
Yeimar Mosquera CB   Istmina (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 20)   Orsmoarso 30 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2030 0 0
Midfielders
6 Ross Barkley CM   Liverpool (1993-12-05) 5 December 1993 (age 31) Luton Town 1 July 2024 £5,000,000 30 June 2027 47 7
7 John McGinn (c) CM   Glasgow (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30)   Hibernian 8 August 2018 £3,000,000 30 June 2027 274 28
8 Youri Tielemans CM   Sint-Pieters-Leeuw (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27) Leicester City 1 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2027 90 6
24 Amadou Onana DM     Dakar (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) Everton 22 July 2024 £50,000,000 30 June 2029 24 4
26 Lamare Bogarde DM   Rotterdam (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 21)   Feyenoord 1 September 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2028 17 0
41 Jacob Ramsey AM   Great Barr (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2027 157 17
44 Boubacar Kamara DM   Marseille (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25)   Marseille 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2027 85 1
54 Aidan Borland CM   Glasgow (2007-04-25) 25 April 2007 (age 17)   Celtic 1 March 2024 Free transfer 30 June 2028 1 0
56 Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba AM   Birmingham (2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 18) Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2028 3 0
79 Ben Broggio AM   Sutton Coldfield (2007-01-29) 29 January 2007 (age 18) Academy 2 February 2024 30 June 2030 1 0
Forwards
9 Marcus Rashford CF   Manchester (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 27) Manchester United 2 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 11 3
11 Ollie Watkins CF   Torquay (1995-12-30) 30 December 1995 (age 29) Brentford 9 September 2020 £34,000,000 30 June 2028 212 84
17 Donyell Malen RW   Wieringen (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 26)   Borussia Dortmund 14 January 2025 £21,500,000 30 June 2028 9 1
21 Marco Asensio RW   Palma De Mallorca (1996-01-21) 21 January 1996 (age 29)   Paris Saint-Germain 3 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025 10 8
27 Morgan Rogers LW   Halesowen (2002-07-26) 26 July 2002 (age 22) Middlesbrough 1 February 2024 £8,000,000 30 June 2030 59 15
31 Leon Bailey RW   Kingston (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27)   Bayer Leverkusen 4 August 2021 £32,000,000 30 June 2027 141 22
Out on loan
10 Emiliano Buendía AM   Mar del Plata (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 28) Norwich City 10 June 2021 £38,000,000 30 June 2027 97 10
15 Àlex Moreno LB   Sant Sadurní d'Anoia (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 31)   Real Betis 11 January 2023 £13,000,000 30 June 2026 47 3
17 Samuel Iling-Junior RW   Islington (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)   Juventus 1 July 2024 £11,900,000 30 June 2029 0 0
18 Joe Gauci GK   Adelaide (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24)   Adelaide United 1 February 2024 £1,290,000 30 June 2028 2 0
20 Kosta Nedeljković RB   Smederevo (2005-12-16) 16 December 2005 (age 19)   Red Star Belgrade 22 January 2024 £6,500,000 30 June 2029 10 0
21 Enzo Barrenechea DM   Villa María (2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23)   Juventus 1 July 2024 £6,800,000 30 June 2029 0 0
23 Philippe Coutinho LW   Rio de Janeiro (1992-06-12) 12 June 1992 (age 32)   Barcelona 10 June 2022 £20,000,000 30 June 2026 43 6
23 Lewis Dobbin LW   Stoke-on-Trent (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 22) Everton 23 June 2024 £10,000,000 30 June 2028 0 0
29 Kaine Kesler-Hayden RB   Birmingham (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2027 5 0
32 Leander Dendoncker DM   Passendale (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 September 2022 £13,000,000 30 June 2025 36 1
35 Louie Barry LW   Sutton Coldfield (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 21)   Barcelona 23 January 2020 £880,000 30 June 2026 1 1
42 Filip Marschall GK   Cambridge (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21) Cambridge City 26 January 2018 Free transfer 30 June 2027 1 0
46 Rico Richards AM   West Bromwich (2003-09-27) 27 September 2003 (age 21) West Bromwich Albion 3 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2026 0 0
50 Sil Swinkels CB   Sint-Oedenrode (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 21)   Vitesse 3 August 2020 Free transfer 30 June 2028 2 0
58 Tommi O'Reilly CM   Birmingham (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2028 1 0
59 Josh Feeney CB   Fleetwood (2005-05-06) 6 May 2005 (age 19) Fleetwood Town 6 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2025 0 0
64 James Wright GK   (2004-12-02) 2 December 2004 (age 20) Manchester City 1 July 2021 Free transfer 30 June 2027 0 0
66 Travis Patterson LB   Wolverhampton (2005-10-06) 6 October 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2024 30 June 2028 1 0
69 Finley Munroe LB   (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 20) Chelsea 1 July 2021 30 June 2026 2 0
72 Kadan Young RW   Erdington (2006-01-19) 19 January 2006 (age 19) Academy 20 January 2023 30 June 2028 2 0
77 Kobei Moore CF   Birmingham (2004-11-30) 30 November 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2029 0 0
Lino Sousa LB     Lisbon (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) Arsenal 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0

Transfers

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Date Position Player From Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CF   Cameron Archer   Sheffield United Undisclosed [4]
18 June 2024 CB   Ethan Amundsen-Day[b]   Copenhagen Undisclosed [5]
23 June 2024 LW   Lewis Dobbin   Everton £10,000,000 [6][7]
28 June 2024 LB   Ian Maatsen   Chelsea £37,500,000 [8][9]
1 July 2024 RW   Omar Khedr[b]   ZED £2,360,000 [10][11]
LW   Samuel Iling-Junior   Juventus £11,900,000 [12][13]
CM   Enzo Barrenechea   Juventus £6,800,000
CM   Ross Barkley   Luton Town £5,000,000 [14][15]
7 July 2024 FW   Max Jenner[b]   West Bromwich Albion Free [16][17]
19 July 2024 LW   Jaden Philogene   Hull City £13,000,000 [18][19]
22 July 2024 DM   Amadou Onana   Everton £50,000,000 [20][21]
24 July 2024 CB   Leon Routh[b]   Luton Town Undisclosed [22]
12 August 2024 FW   Mason Cotcher[b]   Sunderland Undisclosed [23]
20 August 2024 CM   Kane Taylor[b]   Manchester City £750,000 [24][25]
30 August 2024 CB   Yeimar Mosquera[b]   Orsomarso Undisclosed [26]
4 September 2024 GK   Owen Asemota[b]   Arsenal Free [27]
14 January 2025 FW   Donyell Malen   Borussia Dortmund £21,500,000 [28][29]
21 January 2025 RB   Andrés García   Levante £6,000,000 [30][31]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced by Unai Emery in a press conference on 17 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Academy transfer
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024[a] CM   Morgan Sanson   Nice Undisclosed [32]
22 June 2024 CM   Tim Iroegbunam   Everton £9,000,000 [33][34]
29 June 2024 AM   Omari Kellyman   Chelsea £19,000,000 [35][36]
30 June 2024 CM   Douglas Luiz   Juventus £42,350,000 [37][38]
15 July 2024 LB   Sebastian Revan   Wrexham Undisclosed [39]
16 July 2024 GK   Viljami Sinisalo   Celtic £1,000,000 [40][41]
24 July 2024 RW   Moussa Diaby   Al-Ittihad £50,500,000 [42][43]
30 July 2024 LB   Ben Chrisene   Norwich City Undisclosed [44]
16 August 2024 CF   Cameron Archer   Southampton £15,000,000 [45][46]
15 January 2025 LW   Jaden Philogene   Ipswich Town £20,000,000 [47][48]
23 January 2025 CB   Diego Carlos   Fenerbahçe £8,500,000 [49][50]
31 January 2025 CF   Jhon Durán   Al Nassr £71,000,000 [51][52]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 15 May, and would become official on 14 June once the transfer window re-opened.

Loaned in

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Date Position Player From Date until Ref.
2 February 2025 CF   Marcus Rashford   Manchester United End of Season [53]
3 February 2025 RW   Marco Asensio   Paris Saint-Germain End of Season [54]
4 February 2025 CB   Axel Disasi   Chelsea End of Season [55]

Loaned out

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Date Position Player To Date until Ref.
10 July 2024 AM   Philippe Coutinho   Vasco da Gama End of season [56]
11 July 2024 CM   Tommi O'Reilly   Shrewsbury Town 16 January 2025[a] [58]
19 July 2024 GK   Filip Marschall   Crewe Alexandra End of season [59]
2 August 2024 CF   Louie Barry   Stockport County 2 January 2025[b] [61]
6 August 2024 CB   Josh Feeney   Shrewsbury Town End of season [62]
LW   Lewis Dobbin   West Bromwich Albion 2 January 2025[c] [64]
7 August 2024 RB   Kaine Kesler-Hayden   Preston North End End of season [65]
14 August 2024 LB   Lino Sousa   Bristol Rovers End of season [66]
16 August 2024 GK   James Wright   Real Unión End of season [67]
21 August 2024 LB   Àlex Moreno   Nottingham Forest End of season [68]
24 August 2024 LB   Finley Munroe   Real Unión End of season [69]
27 August 2024 LW   Samuel Iling-Junior   Bologna 3 February 2025[d] [71]
30 August 2024 CB   Yeimar Mosquera   Real Unión 28 January 2025[e] [26]
CM   Enzo Barrenechea   Valencia End of season [73]
AM   Rico Richards   Port Vale End of season [74]
31 August 2024 DM   Leander Dendoncker   Anderlecht End of season [75]
3 January 2025 LW   Lewis Dobbin   Norwich City End of season [76]
16 January 2025 AM   Tommi O'Reilly   Milton Keynes Dons End of season [57]
29 January 2025 LW   Louie Barry   Hull City End of season [77]
AM   Emiliano Buendía   Bayer Leverkusen End of season [78]
30 January 2025 GK   Joe Gauci   Barnsley End of season [79]
31 January 2025 CF   Charlie Lutz   Kidderminster Harriers End of season [80]
CF   Kobei Moore   Fleetwood Town End of season [81]
3 February 2025 RB   Kosta Nedeljković   RB Leipzig End of season [82]
CB   Sil Swinkels   Bristol Rovers End of season [83]
LW   Samuel Iling-Junior   Middlesbrough End of season [84]
LB   Travis Patterson   Milton Keynes Dons End of season [85]
LW   Kadan Young   Royal Antwerp End of season [86]
  1. ^ On 16 January, O'Reilly was recalled back from his loan at Shrewsbury and was subseqeutly loaned to MK Dons[57]
  2. ^ On 22 December, it was announced that Barry would be recalled back from his loan at Stockport in January[60]
  3. ^ On 2 January, Dobbin was recalled back from West Bromwich Albion[63]
  4. ^ On 3 February, Iling-Junior was recalled back from Bologna so he could go on loan to Middlesbrough[70]
  5. ^ On 28 January, Aston Villa recalled Mosquera from his loan amidst an injury crisis at centre-back.[72]

Released / out of contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB   Jack McDowell   Queens Park Rangers 1 July 2024 [87][88]
30 June 2024 CM   Abube Onuchukwu   Ipswich Town 1 July 2024 [88][89]
30 June 2024 CM   Dylan Mitchell   Swindon Town 10 July 2024 [88][90]
12 July 2024 CB   Calum Chambers   Cardiff City 14 July 2024 [91][92]
30 June 2024 RB   Frankie Ealing   Aberystwyth Town 3 August 2024 [88][93]
30 June 2024 CM   Edward Rowe   Leamington 4 August 2024 [88][94]
30 June 2024 CB   Aaron O'Reilly   Huddersfield Town 28 August 2024 [88][95]
30 June 2024 DM   Taylor-Jay Hart   Peterborough Sports 24 September 2024 [88][96]
30 June 2024 LW   Chisom Afoka Free agent N/A [88]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 25 April 2024, Villa announced a return to the United States for a three-game pre-season tour, with matches against Columbus Crew, RB Leipzig and Club América, along with a trip to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund and the annual pre-season opener in England against Walsall.[97] Two additional friendlies, away to Slovakian club Spartak Trnava and against Athletic Bilbao at the Bescot Stadium were announced on 5 June.[98] On 15 July, another friendly between non-league Chasetown and a selection of U21 and senior players who were not traveling to Slovakia was announced.[99] During a 2-week break due to fixture cancellation and an international break, Aston Villa announced they would play a friendly with local club Al Ain while on a warm weather training camp in Abu Dhabi.[100]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2024 Friendly Walsall 0–3 Aston Villa Walsall
19:30 BST Report
  • Rogers   21', 36'
  • Barry   89'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 8,200
20 July 2024 Friendly Chasetown 0–1 Aston Villa XI Chasetown
14:00 BST Report
  • Moore   65'
Stadium: The Scholars Ground
Attendance: 1,073
20 July 2024 Friendly Spartak Trnava 0–3 Aston Villa Trnava, Slovakia
16:00 CEST
(15:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Anton Malatinský Stadium
Attendance: 16,090
27 July 2024 Friendly Columbus Crew 4–1 Aston Villa Columbus, United States
20:00 EDT
(01:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Lower.com Field
Attendance: 20,218
31 July 2024 Friendly RB Leipzig 2–0 Aston Villa Harrison, United States
20:00 EDT
(01:00 BST)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
3 August 2024 Friendly Club América 1–0 Aston Villa Chicago, United States
16:30 CDT
(22:30 BST)
Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 22,225
Referee: Fotis Bazakos (United States)
7 August 2024 Friendly Aston Villa 3–2 Athletic Bilbao Walsall
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 9,227
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
10 August 2024 Friendly Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Aston Villa Dortmund, Germany
17:00 CEST
(16:00 BST)
Report Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Bastian Börner (Germany)
20 March 2025 Friendly Al Ain 1–3 Aston Villa Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
22:00 UTC+4
(18:00 GMT)
Report
Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 17 August 2024 25 May 2025 Matchday 1 30 13 9 8 44 45 −1 043.33
FA Cup 10 January 2025 Third round 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00
EFL Cup 24 September 2024 30 October 2024 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
UEFA Champions League 17 September 2024 League phase 10 7 1 2 19 7 +12 070.00
Total 46 25 10 11 75 57 +18 054.35

Last updated: 2 April 2025
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Manchester City 30 15 6 9 57 40 +17 51 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6 Newcastle United (Y) 29 15 5 9 49 39 +10 50 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[b]
7 Aston Villa 30 13 9 8 44 45 −1 48
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 30 12 11 7 48 45 +3 47
9 Fulham 30 12 9 9 44 40 +4 45
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2025. Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[101]
(Y) Assured of at least Conference League play-off round
Notes:
  1. ^ The winners of the 2024–25 FA Cup and the fifth-placed team both qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the FA Cup winners finish in the top five, the sixth-placed team will qualify.
  2. ^ The winners of the 2024–25 EFL Cup, Newcastle United, qualify for the Conference League play-off round. If they qualify for the Champions League or Europa League via league position, the Conference League berth will pass to the highest-placed team not already qualified for European competition.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 13 9 8 44 45  −1 48 7 7 1 25 18  +7 6 2 7 19 27  −8

Last updated: 2 April 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425291262728303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHHHAAAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWDDWDLLDLWWLWLDWWDDLDDWLWW
Position512753554469812867699878889981087
Points33691213141718181819192225252828293235363737383942424548
Updated to match(es) played on 2 April 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:

Matches

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On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[102]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 August 2024 1 West Ham United 1–2 Aston Villa Stratford
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,463 (3,001 away fans)
Referee: Tony Harrington
24 August 2024 2 Aston Villa 0–2 Arsenal Birmingham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,587 (3,006 away)
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[103]
31 August 2024 3 Leicester City 1–2 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,725 (3,292 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
14 September 2024 4 Aston Villa 3–2 Everton Birmingham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,920 (3,006 away)
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[104]
21 September 2024 5 Aston Villa 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 39,978 (2,946 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
29 September 2024 6 Ipswich Town 2–2 Aston Villa Ipswich
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,943 (3,000 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 28 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[103]
6 October 2024 7 Aston Villa 0–0 Manchester United Birmingham
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,682
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 5 October, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[105]
19 October 2024 8 Fulham 1–3 Aston Villa Fulham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 26,743 (2,701 away)
Referee: Darren England
26 October 2024 9 Aston Villa 1–1 Bournemouth Birmingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,165
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 November 2024 10 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Aston Villa Tottenham
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,253
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 2 November at 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[106]
9 November 2024 11 Liverpool 2–0 Aston Villa Liverpool
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 60,292
Referee: David Coote
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.[106]
23 November 2024 12 Aston Villa 2–2 Crystal Palace Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,175
Referee: Tim Robinson
1 December 2024 13 Chelsea 3–0 Aston Villa Fulham
13:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 39,689
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 30 November at 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[106]
4 December 2024 14 Aston Villa 3–1 Brentford Birmingham
20:15 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,890
Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 3 December at 19:45, but was moved for Amazon Prime Video broadcast.[107]
7 December 2024 15 Aston Villa 1–0 Southampton Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,453
Referee: Darren Bond
14 December 2024 16 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Aston Villa West Bridgford
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,117
Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[107]
21 December 2024 17 Aston Villa 2–1 Manchester City Birmingham
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,345
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.[107]
26 December 2024 18 Newcastle United 3–0 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,168
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Amazon Prime Video.[107]
30 December 2024 19 Aston Villa 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,414
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 December at 15:00, but was rescheduled due to another Brighton fixture being moved for TV broadcast.[107]
4 January 2025 20 Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,386
Referee: Jarred Gillett
15 January 2025 21 Everton 0–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,085
Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 January at 19:45, but was moved for TNT Sports broadcast.[107]
18 January 2025 22 Arsenal 2–2 Aston Villa Holloway
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,067
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[107]
26 January 2025 23 Aston Villa 1–1 West Ham United Birmingham
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,628
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 25 January at 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcast.[107]
1 February 2025 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Referee: Andrew Madley
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[108]
15 February 2025 25 Aston Villa 1–1 Ipswich Town Birmingham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,510
Referee: Robert Jones
19 February 2025 29 Aston Villa 2–2 Liverpool Birmingham
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,910
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15 March 2025 at 15:00, but was moved to 17:30 on that date for TNT Sports broadcasting,[109] but later moved forward due to Liverpool's participation in the EFL Cup final.[110]
22 February 2025 26 Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea Birmingham
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,423
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[108]
25 February 2025 27 Crystal Palace 4–1 Aston Villa Selhurst
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,712
Referee: Sam Barrott
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 20:00 kick-off, but was moved for live TNT Sports broadcasting.[111]
8 March 2025 28 Brentford 0–1 Aston Villa Brentford
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,171
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[109]
2 April 2025 30 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Aston Villa Brighton and Hove
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 1 April, but was moved due to FA Cup involvements on the preceding Sunday.[112]
5 April 2025 31 Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest Birmingham
17:30 BST Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[113]
12 April 2025 32 Southampton v Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 BST Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
19 April 2025 33 Aston Villa v Newcastle United Birmingham
17:30 BST Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[113]
22 April 2025 34 Manchester City v Aston Villa Manchester
20:00 BST Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00 on 26 April, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[113] Fixture was moved once again due to Aston Villa's participation in the FA Cup Semi Final.[114]
3 May 2025 35 Aston Villa v Fulham Birmingham
12:30 BST Stadium: Villa Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[115]
10 May 2025 36 Bournemouth v Aston Villa Bournemouth
17:30 BST Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 15:00, but was moved for Sky Sports broadcasting.[114]
18 May 2025 37 Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotpsur Birmingham
15:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park
25 May 2025 38 Manchester United v Aston Villa Trafford
16:00 BST Stadium: Old Trafford

FA Cup

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Aston Villa entered the FA Cup in the third round, which was drawn on 2 December 2024.[116][117] The fourth round was drawn on 12 January 2025.[118] The fifth round was drawn on 10 February 2025.[119][120] The quarter-finals draw was on 2 March 2025.[121][122]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 January 2025 Third round Aston Villa 2–1 West Ham United Birmingham
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,989
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 February 2025 Fourth round Aston Villa 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
17:35 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,773
Referee: Anthony Taylor
28 February 2025 Fifth round Aston Villa 2–0 Cardiff City Birmingham
20:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,175
Referee: Peter Bankes
30 March 2025 Quarter-finals Preston North End 0–3 Aston Villa Preston
13:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 22,198
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
26 April 2025 Semi-finals Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Wembley
17:15 BST Stadium: Wembley Stadium

EFL Cup

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Aston Villa entered the EFL Cup in the third round, which was drawn on 28 August 2024.[123] The fourth round was drawn on 25 September 2024.[124]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

24 September 2024 Third round Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Aston Villa High Wycombe
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 8,158
Referee: John Busby
Note: Originally scheduled for 19:30, however was moved to 20:00 for Sky Sports broadcast.
30 October 2024 Fourth round Aston Villa 1–2 Crystal Palace Birmingham
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,851
Referee: Sam Barrott

UEFA Champions League

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

League phase

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The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024. Aston Villa were drawn to play Bayern Munich, Juventus, Celtic, and Bologna at Villa Park, and RB Leipzig, Club Brugge, Young Boys, and Monaco away from home.[125]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6   Bayer Leverkusen 8 5 1 2 15 7 +8 16 Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
7   Lille 8 5 1 2 17 10 +7 16
8   Aston Villa 8 5 1 2 13 6 +7 16
9   Atalanta 8 4 3 1 20 6 +14 15 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10   Borussia Dortmund 8 5 0 3 22 12 +10 15
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers


Round12345678
GroundAHHAHAAH
ResultWWWLDWLW
Position46189598
Points369910131316
Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
17 September 2024 1 Young Boys   0–3   Aston Villa Bern, Switzerland
18:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Wankdorf Stadium
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
2 October 2024 2 Aston Villa   1–0   Bayern Munich Birmingham, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,991
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
22 October 2024 3 Aston Villa   2–0   Bologna Birmingham, England
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,847
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
6 November 2024 4 Club Brugge   1–0   Aston Villa Bruges, Belgium
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 23,466
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
27 November 2024 5 Aston Villa   0–0   Juventus Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,589
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
10 December 2024 6 RB Leipzig   2–3   Aston Villa Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 40,402
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
21 January 2025 7 Monaco   1–0   Aston Villa Fontvieille, Monaco
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
29 January 2025 8 Aston Villa   4–2   Celtic Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,824
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 February 2025, with Aston Villa being drawn against Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge.[126]

4 March 2025 First leg Club Brugge   1–3   Aston Villa Bruges, Belgium
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 26,890
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
12 March 2025 Second leg Aston Villa   3–0
(6–1 agg.)
  Club Brugge Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,461
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Quarter-finals
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The draw for the order of the quarter-final legs was held on 21 February 2025, after the draw for the round of 16.

9 April 2025 First leg Paris Saint-Germain   v   Aston Villa Paris, France
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parc des Princes
15 April 2025 Second leg Aston Villa   v   Paris Saint-Germain Birmingham, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Stadium: Villa Park

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played 2 April 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos. Nat. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
2 DF   Matty Cash 20 17 2 2 0 0 6 5 28 24
3 DF   Axel Disasi 5 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 5
4 DF   Ezri Konsa 26 26 4 4 0 0 9 9 39 39
5 DF   Tyrone Mings 10 8 2 2 1 1 4 4 17 15
6 MF   Ross Barkley 16 3 1 1 1 1 5 0 23 5
7 MF   John McGinn 26 23 3 2 1 1 8 7 38 33
8 MF   Youri Tielemans 30 30 4 4 0 0 10 10 44 44
9 FW   Marcus Rashford 6 2 3 2 0 0 2 2 11 6
11 FW   Ollie Watkins 30 26 3 2 0 0 10 9 43 37
12 DF   Lucas Digne 29 26 3 2 0 0 7 7 39 35
14 DF   Pau Torres 19 19 0 0 0 0 7 5 26 24
16 DF   Andrés García 5 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 8 6
17 FW   Donyell Malen 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 2
21 FW   Marco Asensio 5 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 10 4
22 DF   Ian Maatsen 22 4 3 2 2 2 8 3 35 11
23 GK   Emiliano Martínez 29 29 3 3 0 0 10 10 42 42
24 MF   Amadou Onana 18 14 2 0 1 1 3 3 24 18
25 GK   Robin Olsen 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2
26 DF   Lamare Bogarde 8 5 2 1 2 1 4 2 16 9
27 FW   Morgan Rogers 29 29 4 3 0 0 10 10 43 42
31 FW   Leon Bailey 23 14 3 3 2 2 8 6 36 25
41 MF   Jacob Ramsey 22 16 4 2 1 0 8 3 35 21
44 MF   Boubacar Kamara 18 14 3 3 1 1 8 6 30 24
54 MF   Aidan Borland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
56 MF   Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
79 MF   Ben Broggio 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
10 MF   Emiliano Buendía 12 0 1 0 2 2 4 1 19 3
18 GK   Joe Gauci 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
20 DF   Kosta Nedeljković 5 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 10 2
50 DF   Sil Swinkels 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
66 DF   Travis Patterson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
72 FW   Kadan Young 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
3 DF   Diego Carlos 10 8 0 0 1 1 6 5 17 14
9 FW   Jhon Durán 20 4 0 0 2 2 7 1 29 7
19 FW   Jaden Philogene 11 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 15 4

Goals

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As of match played 2 April 2025
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1 CF 11   Ollie Watkins 13 0 0 1 14
2 CF 9   Jhon Durán 7 0 2 3 12
AM 27   Morgan Rogers 7 2 0 3
4 AM 21   Marco Asensio 3 2 0 3 8
5 CM 6   Ross Barkley 3 0 0 1 4
CDM 24   Amadou Onana 2 1 0 1
AM 41   Jacob Ramsey 1 2 0 1
8 CM 8   Youri Tielemans 2 0 0 1 3
CF 9   Marcus Rashford 1 2 0 0
10 CM 7   John McGinn 0 0 0 2 2
RW 31   Leon Bailey 1 0 0 1
12 RB 2   Matty Cash 1 0 0 0 1
CB 4   Ezri Konsa 1 0 0 0
AM 10   Emiliano Buendía 0 0 1 0
AM 17   Donyell Malen 1 0 0 0
LB 22   Ian Maatsen 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1 2
Totals 44 9 3 19 75

Assists

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As of match played 2 April 2025
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1 CF 11   Ollie Watkins 6 2 0 4 12
2 FW 27   Morgan Rogers 6 1 0 2 9
3 CM 8   Youri Tielemans 4 0 0 2 6
LB 12   Lucas Digne 4 2 0 0
5 AM 41   Jacob Ramsey 3 0 0 2 5
6 CM 7   John McGinn 3 0 0 1 4
CF 9   Marcus Rashford 2 1 0 1
RW 31   Leon Bailey 2 0 1 1
9 RB 2   Matty Cash 1 0 0 0 1
CB 5   Tyrone Mings 0 0 0 1
CM 6   Ross Barkley 1 0 0 0
CB 14   Pau Torres 0 0 0 1
AM 21   Marco Asensio 1 0 0 0
LB 22   Ian Maatsen 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 1 15 57

Clean sheets

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As of match played 2 April 2025
Rank No. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
1 23   Emiliano Martínez 4 2 0 5 11
2 25   Robin Olsen 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 5 2 0 5 12

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 2 April 2025
No. Pos. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total
                                       
2 RB   Matty Cash 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
3 CB   Axel Disasi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 CB   Diego Carlos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 0
4 CB   Ezri Konsa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 CB   Tyrone Mings 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
6 CM   Ross Barkley 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
7 CM   John McGinn 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
8 CM   Youri Tielemans 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
9 CF   Jhon Durán 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 1
10 AM   Emiliano Buendía 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 CF   Ollie Watkins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 LB   Lucas Digne 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0
14 CB   Pau Torres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
19 RW   Jaden Philogene 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
22 LB   Ian Maatsen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
23 GK   Emiliano Martínez 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
24 CDM   Amadou Onana 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
26 CB   Lamare Bogarde 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 FW   Morgan Rogers 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0
31 RW   Leon Bailey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
41 CM   Jacob Ramsey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
44 CDM   Boubacar Kamara 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
Totals 59 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 0 0 79 1 1

Club awards

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Player of the Month award

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Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's official website.

Month Player
August   Amadou Onana[127]
September   Jhon Durán[128]
October   Youri Tielemans[129]
November   Emiliano Martínez[130]
December   Morgan Rogers[131]
January   Morgan Rogers[132]
February   Marco Asensio[133]
March
April
May

Goal of the Month award

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Voted for by fans on Aston Villa's Twitter account.

Month Player Competition Opponent
August   Jhon Durán[134] Premier League Leicester City
September   Jhon Durán[128] Premier League Everton
October   Jhon Durán[135] Champions League Bayern Munich
November Not awarded
December   Jhon Durán[136] Champions League RB Leipzig
January   Ross Barkley[137] Premier League Leicester City
February   Ollie Watkins[138] Premier League Liverpool
March
April
May

End of Season awards

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Award Winner
Supporter's Player of the Season
Player's Player of the Season
Goal of the Season

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